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A Nokia, Windows Phone, Tech & Innovations related site!Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:21:44 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Next Windows 10 Phones Build will be upgradable from all Windows Phone 8.1 Buildshttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/next-windows-10-phones-build-will-be-upgradable-from-all-windows-phone-8-1-builds/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/next-windows-10-phones-build-will-be-upgradable-from-all-windows-phone-8-1-builds/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 18:21:08 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34450 The first Windows 10 for Phones Build, Build 9941.12498 was incompatible with Windows Phone 8.1 builds higher than 8.10.12419.341. We have two Windows Phone 8.1 build higher than this in the wild: 8.10.14226.359 and 8.10.14234.375. In case your devices had these two higher builds you needed to use the …

]]>http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/next-windows-10-phones-build-will-be-upgradable-from-all-windows-phone-8-1-builds/feed/0NPUInstaBlender goes free next as myAppFree app of the dayhttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/instablender-goes-free-next-as-myappfree-app-of-the-day/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/instablender-goes-free-next-as-myappfree-app-of-the-day/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 17:49:24 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34444The popular Windows Phone app that has gone free next as myAppFree app of the day is InstaBlender This is a simplistic and creative app for combining images with different blend modes on your Windows Phone. Here are the deal details, Standard Price: $0.99 Bonus last until: 02/04/2015 00:00 (London …

The popular Windows Phone app that has gone free next as myAppFree app of the day is InstaBlender This is a simplistic and creative app for combining images with different blend modes on your Windows Phone. Here are the deal details,

]]>http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/bbm-beta-update-v210-0-0-5-brings-channel-support/feed/0NPUMX Player for Windows Phone receives a major update with Video Zoom, Gesture navigation, Aspect ratio & morehttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/mx-player-for-windows-phone-receives-a-major-update-with-video-zoom-gesture-navigation-aspect-ratio-more/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/mx-player-for-windows-phone-receives-a-major-update-with-video-zoom-gesture-navigation-aspect-ratio-more/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 16:51:10 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34435MX Player for Windows Phone has received a major update and adds many great features. Not only now you can choose which folders to check for videos but the video player has become really feature-packed. The update brings Video Zoom, Aspect ratio, Gesture support for volume and seeking position, Screen …

]]>MX Player for Windows Phone has received a major update and adds many great features. Not only now you can choose which folders to check for videos but the video player has become really feature-packed. The update brings Video Zoom, Aspect ratio, Gesture support for volume and seeking position, Screen settings update and much more. Check the full changelog below.

If you have been using MX Player then you will really like this update. It now allows adding camera roll videos and the video player has many cool new features, especially the video zoom and aspect ratio features are much likeable. Check the screenshots below.

]]>http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/mx-player-for-windows-phone-receives-a-major-update-with-video-zoom-gesture-navigation-aspect-ratio-more/feed/0NPUWindows 10 Phones Build 12531 screenshots reveal USB OTG, new Contacts app, phone renaming & morehttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/windows-10-phones-build-12531-screenshots-reveal-usb-otg-new-contacts-app-phone-renaming-more/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/windows-10-phones-build-12531-screenshots-reveal-usb-otg-new-contacts-app-phone-renaming-more/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 15:53:15 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34427A new Windows 10 for Phones Build 10.0.12531.52 has leaked in screenshots yet again and it is more advanced than the build 12527 reported last by us from WPBench. The screenshots reveal a new and redesigned “Contacts” app, ability to edit Phone’s name on the phone itself (like what we …

]]>A new Windows 10 for Phones Build 10.0.12531.52 has leaked in screenshots yet again and it is more advanced than the build 12527 reported last by us from WPBench. The screenshots reveal a new and redesigned “Contacts” app, ability to edit Phone’s name on the phone itself (like what we have seen on Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2). There is one more feature that is long-awaited and was confirmed via WinHec PPT. The Windows 10 running devices can work as a host for USB storage devices. So, don’t know whether it will be right to label it as USB OTG, but it works similarly.

]]>http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/windows-10-phones-build-12531-screenshots-reveal-usb-otg-new-contacts-app-phone-renaming-more/feed/0NPU6tin , Viber & WeChat for Windows Phone gets updatedhttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/6tin-viber-wechat-for-windows-phone-gets-updated/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/6tin-viber-wechat-for-windows-phone-gets-updated/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 15:48:07 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34426Time for some new updates!!!!!!! 6tin has received a new update for Windows Phone Devices. The new version is 2.4.2.1. The latest update brings supports for those people whose age is higher than 50. 6tin Changelog: - supports ages higher to 50 – display names of common interests Install Link Viber …

]]>http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/6tin-viber-wechat-for-windows-phone-gets-updated/feed/0NPUMicrosoft’s Hyperlapse app for Windows Phone demoed in a videohttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/microsofts-hyperlapse-app-for-windows-phone-demoed-in-a-video/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/microsofts-hyperlapse-app-for-windows-phone-demoed-in-a-video/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 03:44:18 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34422 We shared good news about Microsoft bringing Hyperlapse to Windows Phone as an app soon. This was revealed by a private Beta seen in the store. Now folks at WindowsMania.pl have side-loaded the app to the Windows Phone emulator and have posted a video demoing the app. The app …

We shared good news about Microsoft bringing Hyperlapse to Windows Phone as an app soon. This was revealed by a private Beta seen in the store. Now folks at WindowsMania.pl have side-loaded the app to the Windows Phone emulator and have posted a video demoing the app. The app comes with minimalistic UI and offers up to 8X speeds of capture and saving the created “Hyperlapse videos”. You can also share the created Hyperlapse videos using native sharing options.

]]>http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/microsofts-hyperlapse-app-for-windows-phone-demoed-in-a-video/feed/0NPUThree Live Tiles Transparency options shown in leaked Windows 10 Phones screenshotshttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/three-live-tiles-transparency-options-shown-in-leaked-windows-10-phones-screenshots/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/three-live-tiles-transparency-options-shown-in-leaked-windows-10-phones-screenshots/#commentsTue, 31 Mar 2015 02:55:16 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34417 While Joe Belfiore confirmed sometime ago that both “Translucent Tiles with full background (Windows 10)” and “Transparent Tiles with background on tiles (Windows Phone 8.1)” options will be there in future builds, leaked screenshots reveal that there is one more way in which you can set “Tile Transparency” in …

As you can see in the above screenshots, while there is option of Windows Phone 8.1 kind of Tiles transparency there are two options to fine tune Tiles transparency in case of full background”. You can make it less or more translucent.

Again, it seems like Microsoft is closely monitoring feedback and responding appropriately. Windows 10 for Phones is again proving to be a big update over Windows Phone 8.1 and the way Microsoft is overhauling the whole OS, it augurs well for the future.

]]>http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/three-live-tiles-transparency-options-shown-in-leaked-windows-10-phones-screenshots/feed/0NPUWindows 10 imaging features: Video HDR, Video stabilization, Advanced Photo mode, Image+video mode, Smooth Zoom & morehttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/windows-10-imaging-features-include-video-hdr-4k-capture-profile-support-and-more/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/windows-10-imaging-features-include-video-hdr-4k-capture-profile-support-and-more/#commentsMon, 30 Mar 2015 14:55:30 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34074Time to update what we learned about Windows 10 imaging features from WinHec PPT (read below) and add some more new features. The latest set of features is based on the official Windows 10 drivers documentation. Digital Video Stabilization: Since not all devices can have OIS, it is a very …

]]>Time to update what we learned about Windows 10 imaging features from WinHec PPT (read below) and add some more new features. The latest set of features is based on the official Windows 10 drivers documentation.

Digital Video Stabilization:

Since not all devices can have OIS, it is a very welcome feature coming with Windows 10. Not only video stabilization is natively present on Windows 10 for Phones, it comes with advanced feature of controlling “amount of stabilization” to be added. Per the document.

This is a mandatory capability. When specified, the digital video stabilization is enabled in driver\MFT0 and the default overscan padding setting is up to the driver. This flag is mutually exclusive with the AUTO and OFF flags.

This capability is optional. When specified, the driver that supports such capability will determine whether video stabilization should be performed and how much stabilization to be applied based on the scene analysis and the capture scenario. This flag is mutually exclusive with the ON and OFF flags.

Scene Analysis (Advanced Photo mode):

This looks exactly like what the doctor ordered for camera-centric Lumias. Setting Advanced Photo mode to auto, camera will perform Scene Analysis and will decide whether to capture in HDR, Flash On / Off or ultra low-light modes.

This capability is optional. When specified alone, the driver that supports such capability will determine whether photo HDR, Flash no Flash, or ultra low light fusion should be performed based on the scene analysis. This flag is mutually exclusive with the OFF flag and can be used with the other flags.

This capability is optional. When specified alone, the driver that supports such capability will perform photo HDR. This flag is mutually exclusive with the other flags except AUTO. When specified together with AUTO, the driver will determine whether photo HDR should be performed based on the scene analysis.

Hardware optimization hints (Image+video modes):

Again an advanced feature!! Driver will allow to set power, quality, latency in settings and this will result in detailed control of how camera behaves. Not only video and image can be captured together, even the quality of resulting photo / video can be prioritized over each other or both can be ensured to have good quality.

This is a mandatory capability. When specified, the driver should clear up the hints previously set on the driver and apply the driver’s default power, quality, latency tradeoff.

This is a mandatory capability. When specified, the primary use case is photo capture and the driver shall prioritize the photo capture over the video recording. This flag can be specified when the preview pin is in the stopped state to select a sensor mode in favor of photo quality, or in the running state for photo capture during video recording only. When specified for photo capture during video recording, glitch in video stream is acceptable in favor of better photo quality. This flag is mutually exclusive with the VIDEO flag and can be used with any one or two of the QUALITY, LATENCY, and POWER flags.

This capability is optional. When specified, the driver shall optimize the image quality for the photo capture and the video quality for the video recording. This flag can be specified before the photo capture (including regular photo, VPS, and PS without history frames) and/or video recording starts, or when the pin is in the stopped state. This flag can be used with the PHOTO flag, or with LATENCY or POWER flags along with the VIDEO flag.

Smooth zoom vs Direct Zoom:

This capability is optional. When specified, the driver will zoom to the target zoom factor specified in VideoProc.Value.ul gradually in a smooth manner. The number of frames takes to reach the specified zoom factor is up to the driver. This flag is mutually exclusive with the AUTO and DIRECT flags.

This is a mandatory capability. When specified, the driver will zoom to the target zoom factor specified in VideoProc.Value.ul as quickly as possible. This flag is mutually exclusive with the AUTO and SMOOTH flags.

]]>http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/windows-10-imaging-features-include-video-hdr-4k-capture-profile-support-and-more/feed/1NPUMicrosoft bringing its Hyperlapse tech to Windows Phone, as private Beta pops up in storehttp://www.nokiapoweruser.com/microsoft-bringing-its-hyperlapse-tech-to-windows-phone-as-private-beta-pops-up-in-store/
http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/microsoft-bringing-its-hyperlapse-tech-to-windows-phone-as-private-beta-pops-up-in-store/#commentsMon, 30 Mar 2015 05:22:32 +0000http://www.nokiapoweruser.com/?p=34410 We have earlier brought to you a video from Microsoft that demos “Hyperlapse”. Microsoft research has been working to find a method to change normally captured shaky-cam videos into smooth hyperlapse videos. The video demos how wobbly videos, for example captured with a helmet camera during activities such as …

Microsoft research has been working to find a method to change normally captured shaky-cam videos into smooth hyperlapse videos. The video demos how wobbly videos, for example captured with a helmet camera during activities such as rock climbing or bicycling can be made as smooth, as if the camera has been steady. It surprisingly works really well.

Now, good news is that Microsoft may be bringing Hyperlapse to Windows Phone as an app soon. A private beta has popped up in Windows Phone store. Here is the link, but you can’t install it (obviously).

So for now check the video demo from earlier and let us hope Microsoft actually makes it a native feature on Windows 10 for Phones.